What is the Least Common Multiple of 40204 and 40214?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 40204 and 40214 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40204 and 40214, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40204,40214) = 2
LCM(40204,40214) = ( 40204 × 40214) / 2
LCM(40204,40214) = 1616763656 / 2
LCM(40204,40214) = 808381828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40204 and 40214 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40204 and 40214. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40204 and 40214.

Prime Factorization of 40204

Prime Factorization of 40214

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40204 and 40214.

LCM(40204,40214) = 2² × 19¹ × 23² × 20107¹
LCM(40204,40214) = 808381828